Rosa Daniela Diaz

Bio

Rosa Daniela Diaz investigates, body, memory, matrilineal ancestry and her cultural heritage of Uruguay, through care and reparative practices and a feminist lens.

Diaz is interested in honouring matrilineal histories, women and ancient textile processes and techniques, using aged repurposed textile materials handed down by her mother, and found organic and manmade objects and textiles. Diaz explores the materials potential and possibilities of transformation, always conscious that the material has history and carries memory. Diaz’s latest body of work transforms her mother’s aged dressmaking pattern paper into bodily woven sculptural forms and maps cultural place and belonging.

Born 1970 in Montevideo, Uruguay and Based in Sydney, Australia. Diaz recently completed a Master of Contemporary Art Practice (practice-led research) at the School of Art and Design, Australian National University, Canberra and has completed a Master of Art, (painting major), from UNSW Art & Design in 2016, a Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Visual arts from Wollongong West TAFE, 2013 - 2014.

Diaz’s recent exhibitions include, solo exhibition, Bloodline, 2024, Airspace Projects, Marrickville, selected Focus artist for, Friends Annual & Focus Exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2024, ANU School of Art and Design GradShow 2023, Canberra, Fishers Ghost Art Award Exhibition(finalist), 2023, Campbelltown Arts Centre, ANU School of Art and Design Drawing Prize Exhibition(finalist) 2023, Canberra, International Womens Day Exhibition, Wollongong, 2023, 2021, 2020, Artestudio Ginestrelle AIR Exhibition, Assisi, Italy, 2017 and solo exhibition, Wanderings and Contemplation in 2016.

She has participated in two international Artist residencies at Chateau Orquevaux in France, and Artestudio Ginestrelle in Assisi, Italy, both in 2017 and Australian residency, Bilpin International Ground for Creative Initiatives (BigCi) in 2016. Diaz was also awarded Arts Recognition in the Veolia Mulwaree Trust Creative Arts Scholarship (2016).

Her work is held in private collections in Australia.